Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Saturday that there's a chance Republicans will filibuster former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel's nomination as secretary of defense. "Sen. Hagel did not do a very good job before the Armed Services committee," McConnell said. "I think the opposition to him is intensifying. Whether that means he will end up having to achieve 60 votes or 51 is not clear yet." McConnell did not say how he planned to vote.

Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to IranWASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More

Coalition on immigration bill clears first testsThe bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation's borders and offer eventual citizenship to millions living illegally in the United States. More

Republicans to back Obama's student loan planHouse Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More

GOP boycotts health care advisory boardHouse and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More

Biden to focus on economic plans, inequality in weeks aheadJoe Biden is pledging to unveil a series of proposals in coming weeks aimed at reversing the economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and addressing inequalities that have contributed ...06/4/2020 - 11:10 am | View Link

Transcript: Race in America: A Conversation with Sen. Cory BookerToday we welcome back Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, a Democrat, to Washington Post Live. Senator Booker is the son of civil rights activists, and he made a bid for president earlier this year.06/4/2020 - 5:54 am | View Link

Hill presses ahead on land bills, infrastructure amid unrestAs Congress weighs responding to the ongoing civil unrest after a series of police-involved deaths of African Americans, lawmakers insist they are forging ahead with spending, infrastructure and ...06/3/2020 - 12:40 am | View Link

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